US7104843B2
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Receptacle
Assignee: FCI Americas Technology LLC
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Filing: 2006-02-16
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Granted: 2006-09-12
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Expires: 2026-02-16
Abstract
Abstract A receptacle comprises a receptacle housing having a body, a plug interface portion extending therefrom, and a contact support member with pivot areas formed therein for urging contacts disposed in the housing into alignment. A receptacle further comprises a shielding shell having cantilevered beams formed therein. The shielding shell has a projection extending therefrom for contacting a latch arm extending from the receptacle housing. A shielding gasket is disposed around the shielding shell and has overlapping rows of beams extending therefrom. The shielding gasket also has a projection extending therefrom that is situated in a channel formed in a latch arm. The latch arm is formed as part of a latch plate comprising a latch bar, two latch arms, and at least one projection for contacting ground.
Inventors
- 👤 Stanley W. Olson
- 👤 Stuart C. Stoner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 13:12
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/40; H01R13/405; H01R13/41; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/7005; H01R12/7011; H01R12/7017; H01R12/7029; H01R12/71; H01R12/72; H01R12/722; H01R12/724; H01R13/42; H01R13/422; H01R13/62; H01R13/627; H01R13/6275; H01R13/46; H01R13/502; H01R13/506; H01R13/621; H01R13/6215; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6581; H01R13/6582; H01R13/6583; H01R13/6584; H01R2107/00; H01R24/00; H01R24/60; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S439/00; Y10S439/939
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A receptacle, comprising: a housing, said housing comprising a body and a plug interface for receiving a plug projecting from said body; and an electrical shielding gasket disposed on said housing and formed around said plug interface, said electrical shielding gasket comprising a metallic frame, a first plurality of metallic beams extending from said metallic frame and situated linearly along said metallic frame with portions of said frame formed therebetween, and a second plurality of metallic beams extending from said metallic frame and situated linearly along said metallic frame, said second plurality of metallic beams spanning said portions of said frame between said first plurality of beams and overlapping said first plurality of metallic beams.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
A receptacle, comprising: a housing, said housing comprising a body and a plug interface for receiving a plug projecting from said body; and an electrical shielding gasket disposed on said housing and formed around said plug interface, said electrical shielding gasket comprising a metallic frame, a first plurality of metallic beams extending from said metallic frame and situated linearly along said metallic frame with portions of said frame formed therebetween, and a second plurality of metallic beams extending from said metallic frame and situated linearly along said metallic frame, said second plurality of metallic beams spanning said portions of said frame between said first plurality of beams and overlapping said first plurality of metallic beams.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The receptacle of claim 1 , wherein said metallic beams are formed in an arced shape.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
50 words
The receptacle of claim 1 , further comprising at least one latch member extending from said housing and having a recess formed therein, said electrical shielding gasket further comprising a member extending from said gasket and residing in said recess so as to limit movement of said electrical shielding gasket.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The receptacle of claim 3 , wherein said recess is a channel having a length and said gasket is free to move relative to said latch member along said length.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
103 words
A receptacle, comprising: a housing, said housing comprising a body and a plug interface for receiving a plug projecting from said housing; an electrical shielding gasket disposed on said housing and formed around said plug interface, said electrical shielding gasket comprising a metallic frame, at least a first metallic beam and a second metallic beam extending from said metallic frame and linearly arranged with a portion of said frame therebetween, and at least a third metallic beam extending from said metallic frame and offset relative to said first and second metallic beams, said third metallic beam overlapping said first and second metallic beams.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
103 words
A receptacle, comprising: a housing, said housing comprising a body and a plug interface for receiving a plug projecting from said housing; an electrical shielding gasket disposed on said housing and formed around said plug interface, said electrical shielding gasket comprising a metallic frame, at least a first metallic beam and a second metallic beam extending from said metallic frame and linearly arranged with a portion of said frame therebetween, and at least a third metallic beam extending from said metallic frame and offset relative to said first and second metallic beams, said third metallic beam overlapping said first and second metallic beams.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The receptacle of claim 5 , wherein said metallic beams are formed in an arced shape.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
The receptacle of claim 5 , further comprising at least one latch member extending from said housing and having a recess formed therein, said electrical shielding gasket further comprising a member extending from said gasket and residing in said recess so as to limit movement of said electrical shielding gasket.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
The receptacle of claim 7 , wherein said recess is a channel having a length and said gasket is free to move relative to said latch member along said length.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
71 words
A receptacle, comprising: a housing; at least one latch arm extending from said housing, said latch arm for mating with a corresponding member on a plug assembly, said at least one latch arm having a recess formed therein; an electrical shielding gasket disposed on said housing, said electrical shielding gasket comprising a member extending therefrom, wherein said member is situated in said recess and limits movement of said electrical shielding gasket.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
71 words
A receptacle, comprising: a housing; at least one latch arm extending from said housing, said latch arm for mating with a corresponding member on a plug assembly, said at least one latch arm having a recess formed therein; an electrical shielding gasket disposed on said housing, said electrical shielding gasket comprising a member extending therefrom, wherein said member is situated in said recess and limits movement of said electrical shielding gasket.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
The receptacle of claim 9 , wherein said recess is a channel having a length and said member is free to move along the length of said channel.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
74 words
The receptacle of claim 9 , wherein said electrical shielding gasket further comprises a metallic frame, at least a first metallic beam and a second beam extending from said metallic frame and linearly arranged with a portion of said frame therebetween, and at least a third metallic beam extending from said metallic frame and offset relative to said first and second metallic beams, said third metallic beam overlapping said first and second metallic beams.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
The receptacle of claim 9 , wherein said metallic beams are formed in an arced shape.
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